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What is Doctrine of Incorporation

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Faith-Based Influences on Legislative Decision Making: Emerging Research and Opportunities
A constitutional doctrine through which the first 10 amendments of the United States Constitution (known as the Bill of Rights) are made applicable to the states through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Published in Chapter:
Introduction to Faith in State Legislatures: America as a Religious Refuge
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6807-1.ch001
Abstract
This chapter introduces the complex history of the founding of America. Colonization of the United States was fueled by European upheaval unleashed by the Protestant Reformation. Religion in part gave birth to the United States. However, keeping religion out of government is a central question inherent in the history and culture of the U.S. The relationship among faith, politics, and culture is explored and contributes to either the support of or opposition to social change in state legislatures.
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